On this day, September 7, in 1986 Michael Jackson released Bad. The song was the second single from his 1987 album of the same name and was a massive success. Not only did Bad reach number one in 14 countries, but it also went on to go multi-platinum after selling more than 2 million copies worldwide. When it came to filming the music video for the song, Michael wanted nothing but the best.
The legendary Bad music video comes in at 18-minutes long surrounded by a script written by novelist and screenwriter Richard Price.
The music video was shot on location in Harlem, New York, and told the story of a young man in a bad situation.
To help tell this story, Michael was joined by actor Wesley Snipes in one of his first acting appearances of all time.
Wesley later described working with Michael as an “unbelievable experience”.
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Wesley went on: “To be around a master of the art form like that, to have the opportunity to sit and learn and watch his process was amazing, life-changing, artistically…
